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Changes in Body Composition When Ingesting a Dairy Compound Enriched With Leucine

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Elderly Person
Physical Exercise
Body Composition
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: dietary supplement consumption
Registration Number
NCT04345237
Lead Sponsor
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Brief Summary

Controlled clinical trial, randomized by strata (sex and period of the study), with 6 parallel branches to the study depending on the type of product consumed and the type of physical exercise program performed, double-blind masked for the consumption of the product and single-center.

Detailed Description

The subjects that meet the selection criteria will make a total of seven visits to the research laboratory (two of them to collect product) and will carry out the pre-established tests in the protocol. Subsequently, a statistical analysis will be carried out with the variables measured in the study to obtain results.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
142
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subjects of both sexes with age between 55-70 years.
  • Body mass index less than 35.
  • Subjects who have given written informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Consumption during the 6 months prior to the study of functional food enriched with leucine or nutritional supplement based on protein concentrate or that presents in its chemical composition leucine.
  • Presence of absolute or relative contraindications ruled by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, 1995), during the performance of stress tests.
  • Presence of chronic diseases that prevent the performance of a physical exercise program or an exercise test (disabling arthropathies, moderate / severe chronic lung diseases, ischemic heart disease under treatment, arrhythmias, etc).
  • Abuse in the ingestion of alcohol.
  • Present hypersensitivity or intolerance to any of the components of the products under study.
  • Inability to understand informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Experimental group 1 (TS + placebo)dietary supplement consumptionTraining twice a week, with wave periodization. Traditional training (TS) in two circuits. Each exercise is separated by a rest period of 3 minutes and 5 minutes between circuits. Daily consumption for 3 months of placebo milk.
Experimental group 2 (TS + leucine)dietary supplement consumptionTraining twice a week, with wave periodization. Traditional training (TS) in two circuits. Each exercise is separated by a rest period of 3 minutes and 5 minutes between circuits. Daily consumption for 3 months of milk enriched with leucine.
Experimental group 4 (HRC + leucine)dietary supplement consumptionTraining twice a week, with wave periodization. High intensity training (HRC) on two circuits. Each exercise is separated by a rest period of 35 seconds and 5 minutes between circuits. Daily consumption for 3 months of milk enriched with leucine.
Experimental group 3 (HRC + placebo)dietary supplement consumptionTraining twice a week, with wave periodization. High intensity training (HRC) on two circuits. Each exercise is separated by a rest period of 35 seconds and 5 minutes between circuits. Daily consumption for 3 months of placebo milk.
Experimental group 5 (no physical exercise + leucine)dietary supplement consumptionThe subjects will not carry out any type of physical activity. Daily consumption for 3 months of milk enriched with leucine.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Upper limb fat massChange of this measurement at 3 months.

Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Muscle massChange of this measurement at 3 months.

Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Total fat free massChange of this measurement at 3 months.

Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Lower limb fat massChange of this measurement at 3 months.

Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Total fat massChange of this measurement at 3 months.

Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Fat free mass on upper limbChange of this measurement at 3 months.

Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Fat-free mass in the lower limbChange of this measurement at 3 months.

Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Elbow extensionThis measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).

Upper limb isokinetic dynamometry. The angular velocities used were 60 ° · s-1 and 270 ° · s-1. The variables measured for each of them were maximum isokinetic torque, maximum isokinetic torque in relation to body weight, total work and average power.

Blood samples: Glycid metabolism and lipid metabolism.Blood samples will be taken twice, once at baseline, at the beginning of the trial and once at the end after 3 months.

Basic glucemia, total cholesterol, cholesterol HDL, cholesterol LDL, , triglycerides.

Elbow flexionThis measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).

Upper limb isokinetic dynamometry. The angular velocities used were 60 ° · s-1 and 270 ° · s-1. The variables measured for each of them were maximum isokinetic torque, maximum isokinetic torque in relation to body weight, total work and average power.

Knee extensionThis measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).

Lower limb isokinetic dynamometry. The angular velocities used were 60 ° · s-1 and 270 ° · s-1. The variables measured for each of them were maximum isokinetic torque, maximum isokinetic torque in relation to body weight, total work and average power.

Knee flexionThis measurement is carried out in each of the groups, at the beginning (baseline) and at 3 months (end).

Lower limb isokinetic dynamometry. The angular velocities used were 60 ° · s-1 and 270 ° · s-1. The variables measured for each of them were maximum isokinetic torque, maximum isokinetic torque in relation to body weight, total work and average power.

Liver safety variablesBlood samples will be taken twice, once at baseline, at the beginning of the trial and once at the end after 3 months.

It is a blood test that measures the presence of some enzymes, proteins and bilirubin in the blood, with the aim of determining if there is any alteration in the liver.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Catholic University of Murcia

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Murcia, Spain

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